Finance Committee Notice

Meeting of August 4, 2008

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July 31, 2008

NOTICE

There will be a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System on Monday, August 4, 2008 at the hour of 10:00 A.M. at 1900 W. Polk Street, Second Floor Conference Room, Chicago, Illinois, to consider the following:

Item #1 Discussion of May Financials

Pitt Calkin, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Health Services

Item #2 Budget Update

Pitt Calkin, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Health Services

Item #3 Contract and Procurement Approvals

Presented by Leslie Duffy, Director of Procurement, Bureau of Health Services

Permission to Advertise

Environmental health inspection management system and integrated web-based document management system; and

Civil engineering and other engineering consultant services.

Request to Rebid

Paper (recycled, processed and chlorine-free);

Blood bank reagents;

On-site and telephonic language interpretation services; and

BD Directigen EZ RSV Test Kits.

Bid Award Recommendations

Maintenance, testing and repair of fire alarm system and Honeywell HVAC and security system, to:

Divane Electric Company $211,985.00

Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) staffing services, to:

Medical Staffing Network d/b/a Saber Salisbury Group $144,000.00

Plumbing supplies (pipe, clevis hangers, friction clamps), to:

Johnson Pipe & Supply Co. $126,624.89

Installation of owners insulation, to:

Early Insulation, Inc. $45,400.00

Stretchers (big wheel transport, Stryker Model 1015), to:

Northwestern Pharmaceutical Supply Corporation $70,470.00

Exterminating and pest control services, to:

Rose Pest $67,200.00

Semi-porous pillows, to:

Progressive Industries (base bid) $125,236.80

Reagents and equipment, to:

Beckman Coulter, Inc. $255,288.00

Reagents for samples of HIV and Leukemia, to:

Beckman Coulter, Inc. $1,518,689.00

Bid Award Recommendations (continued)

Shredding services, to:

Acme Document Destruction Company $22,176.00

Diagnostic catheters with pre-curved design, to:

Pro Medical Equipment and Supplies, Inc. $64,350.00

Transcription Services

M3 Medical Management Services $1,063,000.00

Core Biopsy Needles

Bioelectronic Engineering and Medical Supplies (B.E.A.M.S.) $17,860.00

Proposed Contracts

William L. Riles, M.D. $45,980.00 (based upon unit price of $104.50/hr.)

To provide gastroenterology, endoscopy and consulting services

Parata Systems, LLC $983,955.00

For purchase of equipment and software upgrades, with trade-in of obsolete equipment and five year maintenance agreement for the existing equipment, the software and equipment upgrades for the two (2) Pharmacy 2000 workflow management systems with 24 workstations and the 4 Autoscript robotic prescription delivery systems owned by Stroger Hospital and Fantus Health

Approval of Payment:

Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago $746,263.00

Item #4 MedAssets update

Presentation by Rob Wright, representative from MedAssets

Item #5 Proposed Monthly Close Schedule

Pitt Calkin, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Health Services

Item #6 Update on Procurement Policy

Leslie Duffy, Director of Procurement, Bureau of Health Services

Item #7 Cost Report Update

Pitt Calkin, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Health Services

Item #8 Dash Boards

Pitt Calkin, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Health Services

Item #9 Information Systems Update

Pitt Calkin, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Health Services

Item #10 Discussion of the following:

Interim Chief Financial Officer for Stroger Hospital

Permanent Chief Financial Officer for Stroger Hospital

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Matthew B. DeLeon

Secretary

Finance Committee

Chairman: Carvalho

Members: Board Chairman Batts and Directors Golden, Greenspan, Muñoz,

O’Donnell and Ramirez